Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
unknown artist, nineteenth century

after Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
Date:
ca. 1832
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 x 15 1/8 inches (54.3 x 38.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "3."; Verso: in graphite, lower left: "No. 1/1[0 or 6] | T/-/-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.352
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
feathers | bird | talons | cockatoo | animal art | leaves | branch | beak
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5404